Chin people bandolier, Myanmar
A Chin people bandolier, made of bronze disc beads and bells. The bells were made by the lost wax technique, and some of them hold some decoration and bronze pieces inside that jingle.
These bandoliers are used two at the same time, across the chest, hanging from each shoulder. Some pictures of them being worn can be seen in Jacobs’s book about the Naga.
From the 19th century. Some bronze bells have a smooth old patina.
The Chin people are believed to have come to Burma via the Chindwin Valley in the late ninth or tenth century A.D. They moved westward, and are thought to have settled in the present Chin State around 1300-1400. The Chin practice oral traditions and do not have written historical records.
Dimensions:
Length: 188 cm (74,02 inches)
Big bells: 6 cm (2,36 inches)
Small bells: 3,5 cm (1,38 inches)
Weight: 1.200 gr
Literature:
“The Nagas”,Jacobs, Julian, Edition Hansjörg Mayer, 2012
